Garden Of Love

Garden Of Love

Written on 30. October 2011 using PSP X4.

Supplies needed:

1 Tube ( I used the wonderful Arrtwork from Creddyworld

My Scrap Kit "Garden Of Love" HERE

Stop wasting time, let’s get started!

File- New; 800*800 Pixel, transparent.

Open ' JF_GardenOfLove_Frame_01'.

Image- Resize; to 700 Pixel Width.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO.

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Use the Magic Wand and activate the inside of the frame.

Selections- Modify- Expand; 15 Pixels.

Activate Raster 1.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_05'.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close.

Edit- Paste Into Selection.

Layers- New Raster layer: OK

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_02'.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close.

Edit- Paste Into Selection.

Set the Blend Mode to Exclusion.

Right click on the layer- Merge- Merge down.

Selections- Select None.

Activate Raster 2.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_09'.

Image- Resize; 200 Pixel Width.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.

Move the flower to the right top corner of the frame.

Layers- Arrange- Move To Bottom.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_10'.

Image- Resize; 200 Width.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow: 5, 5, 40, 10, black.

 Move the flower to the top of the frame border next to Element 09.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_11'.

Image- Resize; 200 Width.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 4, 10, black.

Move the flower halfway to the top of the frame border next to the other two flowers.

Arrange the flowers to your liking.

Once you have done placing the flowers the way you like them to be, rename your flower layers from the bottom up to: flower 01, flower 02 and flower 03. 

Close the visibility of all the layers except for flower 01.

Activate layer: flower 01.

Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.

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Right click on layer- Duplicate.

Selections- Invert.

Delete.

Selections- Select None.

Layers- Arrange- Bring To Top.

Close the visibility of Flower 01 and copy of flower 01 and make flower 02 visible.

Activate Layer: flower 02.

Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.

Right click on layer- Duplicate.

Selections- Invert.

Delete.

Selections- Select None.

Layers- Arrange- Bring to Top.

Close the visibility of Flower 02 and copy of flower 02 and make flower 03 visible.

Activate Layer: flower 03.

Use the Magic Wand to mark the middle part of the flower.

Right click on layer- Duplicate.

Selections- Invert.

Delete.

Selections- Select None.

Layers- Arrange- Bring to Top.

Make all layers visible again.

Right click on copy of flower 03-  Merge- Merge down.

Right click on copy of flower 02- Merge- Merge down.

Right click copy of flower 01- Merge- Merge down.

Right click on flower 03- Merge- Merge down.

Right click on flower 02- Merge- Merge down.

You should have 3 Layers left (flower1, Raster1 and Raster2)

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_22'.

Image- Resize; 500 Pixel Height.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.

Move the ivy to the right side of the frame.

Layers- Arrange- Send to Bottom.

Edit- Paste as new layer.

Image- Free Rotate, 90° to the left with ALL Layers unchecked.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10,  black.

Move the second ivy to the top of the frame.

Right click flower 01- Merge- Merge down.

Right click Raster 4- Merge- Merge down.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_21'.

Image- Resize; 600 Pixel Width.

Edit- Copy;

File- Close: NO

Edit - Paste as new Layer.

Layers- Arrange- Move Up

Move it to place.

 Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow; 2, 2, 75, 30, black.

Use the eraser and remove everything unwanted and everything extending over the frame.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_30'.

Image- Resize; 490 Pixel Height.

Edit- Copy.

Close the element.

Edit- Paste as new layer.

Layers- Arrange- Bring To Top.

Image- Flip Horizontal.

Move it to the left side of the frame.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 5, 5, 40, 10, black.

Use the Freehand selection tool (Edge Seeker) and mark everything overlapping on the top and bottom of the frame and delete them.

Bild 2

Selections- Select None.

Right click on Raster 5- Merge- Merge down.

Right click on Raster 2- Merge- Merge down.

Right click on Raster 1- Merge- Merge down.

Open your Tube.

Image- Resize; 520 Pixel Height.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Edit- Paste As New Layer.

Layers- Arrange- Bring to top.

Place the tube to your liking.

Effects- 3D Effects- Drop Shadow; 2, 2, 75, 30, black.

Right click on Raster 1- Merge down.

Layers- New Raster Layer.

Add the ©Copyright of the Artist and your Watermark and merge down again.

You should now have 2 Layers left.

Rename them to TOP and Bottom.

Bild 3

Save as .psd.

Now its time to open the Animation Shop.

Open your .psd picture: File- Open- navigate to the folder you just saved your .psd in and open it.

Click on the first frame, your bottom layer.

Edit- copy.

Edit- Insert- Paste As New Animaiton.

Edit- Duplicate until you have 23 frames.

Click on the first frame.

Edit- Select All.

These are your bottom frames.

Open 'JF_GardenOfLove_Bees.psd'.

Click on the first frame.

Edit- Select All.

Edit- Copy.

File- Close: NO

Back to your bottom frames.

Scroll the picture large enough for you to see the first frame.

Edit- Insert- In Selected Frames.

Move it to place; don’t click until you have the right spot.

 Now go to your Top layer.

Edit- Copy.

Edit- Insert- As New Animation.

Edit- Duplicate until you have 23 frames.

 Edit- Select All.

File- Close: NO

Back to your bottom frames.

Edit- Insert- Past Into Selected Frames.

Move your Top Layer in place.

Remember not to click until you have the right spot.

Click ALT+ ENTER and change the animation rate to 50sec.

View- Animation… check out your wonderful creation and save as .gif.

All done!!!

Garden Of Love

Erstellt am 30. Oktober 2011 mit PSP X4.

Material:
1 Tube deiner Wahl ( ich benutzte die FTU Art von Creddyworld)
Mein PTU Scrap Kit 'Garden Of Love'. HIER

Und schon geht es los!
Datei- Neu; 800* 800 Pixel, transparent.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Frame_01'.
Bild- Größe Andern; 700 Pixel Breite.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.

Klicke mit dem Zauberstab in das innere des Rahmen.
Auswahl- Ändern- Vergrößern; 15 Pixel.
Aktiviere Raster 1.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_05'.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen.
Bearbeiten- In eine Auswahl einfügen.

Ebenen- Neue Rasterebene.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Paper_02'.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen.
Bearbeiten- In eine Auswahl einfügen.
Stelle den Mischmodus auf Ausschluss.
Rechtsklick auf die Ebenen- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Auswahl- Auswahl aufheben.
Aktiviere Raster 2.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_09'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 200 Pixel Breite.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Schiebe die Blume nach oben in die rechte Ecke des Rahmens.
Ebenen- Anordnen- An letze Stelle verschieben.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_10'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 200 Pixel Breite.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Schiebe die Blumen nach oben neben die andere Blume.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_11'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 200 Pixel Breite.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Schiebe auch diese Blume nach oben neben die anderen beiden.
Ordne sie an wie es dir gefällt.
Bist du damit fertig, dann bennene sie in der Ebenpalette von unten nach oben um: flower 01, flower 02 und flower 03.
Schließe die Sichtbarkeit aller Ebenen außer von flower 01.
Klicke mit dem Zauberstab in die Blüte.

Rechtsklick auf die Ebene- Dupliziern.
Auswahl- Umkehren.
Delete.
Auswahl- Auswahl aufheben.
Ebene- Anordnen- An erste Stelle verschieben.

Schließe die Sichtbarkeit von flower 01 und kopie von flower 01 und öffne die Sichtbarkeint von flower 02.
Klicke mit dem Zauberstab in die Blüte. 
Rechtsklick auf die Ebene- Dupliziern.
Auswahl- Umkehren.
Delete.
Auswahl- Auswahl aufheben.
Ebene- Anordnen- An erste Stelle verschieben.

Schließe die Sichtbarkeit von flower 02 und kopie von flower 02 und öffne die Sichtbarkeint von flower 03.
Klicke mit dem Zauberstab in die Blüte. 
Rechtsklick auf die Ebene- Dupliziern.
Auswahl- Umkehren.
Delete.
Auswahl- Auswahl aufheben.
Ebene- Anordnen- An erste Stelle verschieben.

Die Sichtbarkeit aller Ebenen wieder herstellen.

Rechtsklick auf Kopie von flower 03- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtsklick auf Kopie von flower 02- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtsklick auf Kopie von flower 01- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtsklick auf flower 03- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtsklick auf flower 02- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Nun solltest du 3 Ebenen übrig haben (flower0 01, Raster 1 und Raster2)

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_2'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 500 Pixel Höhe.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Schiebe das Efeu an die rechte Seite des Rahmens.
Ebenen- Anordnen- An letzte Stelle verschieben.

Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Bild- Frei drehen; 90° nach links, den Hacken bei Allen Ebenen rausmachen. 
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Schiebe dieses Efeu nach oben an den Rahmen.

Rechtsklick auf flower 01- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtsklick auf Raster 4- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_21'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 600 Pixel Breite.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Schiebe es zurecht.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 2, 2, 75, 30, schwarz.
Mit dem Löschwerkzeug alles überflüssige, überstehende wegradieren.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Element_30'.
Bild- Größe ändern; 490 Pixel Höhe.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Ebenen- Anordnen- An erste Stelle verschieben.
Bild- Horizontalspiegeln.
Nach link auf den Rahmen schieben.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 5, 5, 40, 10, schwarz.
Mit dem Freihandauswahlwerkzeug (Kontrastgrenze) das überstehende Seil oben und unten des Rahmen markieren und entfernen.

Auswahl- Auswahl aufheben.
Rechtklick auf Raster 5- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtklick auf Raster 2- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Rechtklick auf Raster 1- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.

Öffne deine Tube.
Bild- Bildgröße ändern; 520 Pixel Höhe.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Schließen: NO.
Bearbeiten- Als neue Ebene einfügen.
Ebenen- Anordnen- An erste Stelle verschieben.
Verschiebe die Tube an eine Stelle die dir gefällt.
Effekte- 3D Effekte- Schlagschatten; 2, 2, 75, 30, schwarz.

Rechtklick auf Raster 1- Zusammenfassen- Nach unten zusammenfassen.
Ebene- Neue Rasterebene.
Schreibe das ©Copyright des Künsters und dein Wasserzeichen auf das Bild und fasse diese Eben nach unten zusammen.
Nun solltest du noch 2 Ebenen übrig haben.
Benennne sie um in TOP und Bottom.

Speichere dein Bild als .psd ab.

Zeit den Animaitionsschop zu öffnen.
Datei- Öffnen; deine .psd Datei.
Klicke auf den 1. Rahmen, deine bottom Ebene.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Bearbeiten- Einfügen- Als neue Animaiton.
Bearbeiten- Duplizieren; wiederhole das bis du 23 Rahmen hast.
Klicke wieder auf den 1. Rahmen.
Bearbeiten- Alles Auswählen.
Dies sind nun deine bottem Rahmen.

Öffne 'JF_GardenOfLove_Bees.psd'.
Klicke auf den 1. Rahmen.
Bearbeiten- Alles Auswählen.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Datei- Scließen: NO.
Zurück zu dienen bottom Rahmen.

Scroll dir das Bild gut sichtbar.
Bearbeitne- Einfügen-In markiertes Einzelbild.
Schiebe die Bees zurecht.
Klicke nicht eher bis du sie and der Stelle deiner Wahl hast.

zurück zu deinem .psd.
Klicke auf den Top Rahmen.
Bearbeiten- Kopieren.
Bearbeiten- Einfügen- Als neue animaition.
Bearbeiten- Duplizieren; wieder bis du 23 Rahmen hast.
Bearbeiten- Alles Auswählen.
Bearbient- Kopieren.
Datei- Scließen: NO.

Zurück zu deinen bottom Rahmen.
Bearbeiten- Einfügen- In markiertes Einszelbild.
Passe es genau an, klicke erst wenn du die genau stelle für den Rahmen hast.
Klick ALT+Enter und stelle die Einzelbildeigenschaften auf 50sek.
Ansicht- Animaiton und du siehst was du tolles geschaffen hast.Fertig!

I´m just a girl.

This Tutorial was written on 21th August 2011 with PSP XL and AS (but any other version works as well).

It was written for people with working knowledge in PSP and AS.

Supplies Needed:

1 tube of choice

Filter:

 Eye Candy 4 |Gradient Glow

My Template_34

My Animation

Mask: 588 from Insatiable Dreams, in Masks Set 14

Don´t forget to save your work every once and a while.

Open PSP …LOL

Open your tube and chose 2 colors (light and dark) for the for,- and background.

Open the mask.

Open Template #24, duplicate and resize to 20%.

Delete my Copyright.

On BG Layer: flood fill with gradient in your colors: Style: Linear; Angle: 230 and Repeat: 0.

Duplicate Layer, select all, contract 10px and delete.

Add Drop Shadwo: 1 | 1 |100 |1 and -1 | -1 | 100 |1 in your darker color.

Invert.

Add Inner Bevel: Set on Default and change to Bevel 2, Width 10, Depth 10 and lighter color.

On Unclosed Circle Layer: select, fill with lighter color and apply Mask (new Masklayer from Image).

Merge group.

Sharpen more.

Select None.

Paste your tube as new layer, move it over Photo and add Drop Shadow.

On Photo Layer: Select, fill with darker color, keep selection.

On Raster1: invert and delete.

Select None.

On Strip Layer: select, flood fill with gradient but change the Angle to 50.

Eye Candy 4 | Gradient Glow | Thin, color: white.

On Half Flower Layer: select, fill with darker color, apply Mask (new Mask layer from Image), merge group and set blend mode to Luminance (legacy).

Invert.

On Doodle Layer: delete. Add default Drop Shadow.

Select None.

On Flower Layer: select.

Add new Raster Layer and fill with dark color, set Blend Mode to Screen.

Select None.

On Optional Frame 01: select, fill with darker color and add Texture Effect: Soft Plastic.

Select None.

On Optional Frame 02: select, fill with lighter color and add Texture Effect: Soft Plastic.

Select None.

Paste your tube as new layer, resize, move it to a place your liking and add the default Drop Shadow.

Bring Text layer to top (maybe you have to resize or rotate it a little) and add Drop Shadow: 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | black. If you like you can add a gradient glow.

Add your watermark and the Copyright from the artist.

Close the visibility of all the layers above the Spirals Layer.

Delete the Spirals Layer and merge visible.

Copy.

Open Animations Shop and paste as new animation.

Duplicate until you have 4 frames.

Select | All.

Open my Spirals animation.

Select all, copy and close the animation.

Paste into selected Frames, move it over the black circles.

Back to PSP.

Close the visibility of the merged layer and open the rest.

Merge visible.

Copy.

Back to AS.

Paste as new animation, duplicate until you have 4.

Select all, copy and close frames.

Paste into selected, move itto place and don´t let go until you have the right spot.

Change animation speed to 25 sek and save as .gif.

All done!

Sexy Brat

Written on 18th  August 2011  with PS CS5 (but any other version works as well).

It was written for people with working knowledge in PS.

Supplies Needed:

1 tube of choice

My Template_23

WSL-Mask 10 from Weescotslass creations

Filter:

Xero- Smooth Mood

Once you got everything together let us begin!

Open PS… of course..LOL

Open your tube.

Open my Template 23.

Delete my ©Copyright info.

Fill the “BG” with a Gradient, colors from your tube and add a border you like.

Paste “WSL_Mask 1” on top of BG and set the Blending Mode to Difference and the Opacity to 50%.

Add a Bevel and Emboss to “Dot Cirlcle 01 and Dot Circle 02”.

Apply a Texture and Color Overlay to the “Diamond”.

Apply a Drop Shadow, Bevel and Emboss and Color Overlay (color from your tube) to “Diamond Frame”.

Add a Drop Shadow to “Rectangle 01 and Rectangle 2”.

Add Color Overlay with Blend Mode: Overlay (color from your tube) to “Stripes Rectangle 01 and Stripes Rectangle 02”.

Apply a Bevel and Emboss on “Rectangle Frame 01 and Rectangle Frame 02”.

Add Drop Shadow, Bevel and Emboss and Color Overlay (color form your tube) to “Rectangle 03 and Rectangle 04”.

Add a Bevel and Emboss and Color Overlay (color form your tube) to “Rectangle Frame 03 and Rectangle Frame 04”.

Merge “Square 01, Square 02 and Square 03” and add Drop Shadow.

Paste your tube and create a clipping mask with the Squares, place your as you like.

Apply Xero – Smooth mood with the standard settings.

Add a Bevel and Emboss- Contour and Color Overlay (color from your tube) to “Square Frame 01, Square Frame 02 and Square Frame 03”.

Use Free Transform tool to rotate “Dots Square 01, Dots Square 02 and Dots Square 03” 45°. Merge all 3 Layers and close visibility.

Color “Heart 01” with color form your tube, add a Drop Shadow and a Bevel and Emboss Texture.

Add a Gardient Overlay to “Frame Heart 01”.

Paste your tube into canvas, adjust size and move it to the right side.

Add Drop Shadow and inner Shadow to tube.

Write your Text and place to your liking.

Don’t forget the proper ©Copyrights.

Activate BG and merge visible.

You should have two layers left (BG and your Dots Squares).

Open the visibility on your Dots and rename Layer to “Dots”

Duplicate “Dots” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy 2” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy 3” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy 4” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy 5” and rotate 25° to the right.

Duplicate “Dots copy 6” and rotate 25° to the right.

Close visibility on all layers except on BG and Dots.

Open Animation, you see your first frame.

Set delay to 30sec and to Forever.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots and open visibility on Dots copy.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots copy and open visibility on Dots copy 2.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots copy 2 and open visibility on Dots copy 3.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots copy 3 and open visibility on Dots copy 4.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots copy 4 and open visibility on Dots copy 5.

Add new frame, close visibility on Dots copy 5 and open visibility on Dots copy 6.

Check out your animation, resize to 800*800 px and save it for Web & Devices.

All done!

Butterflies

This tutorial was created on August 17,2011 with PSP X3 and AS.

Supplies needed:

1 Tube:
My Mini Kit Butterflies

This tutorial is very easy, I have done most of the work with the animation for you.

Lets not waste time and get started.

Open a new transparent canvas 800*800 px with 300 dpi.

Paste Element 39 as new layer.

Resize 30% and center in canvas.

Send layer to bottom.

Activate Raster 1.

Select- All.

Paste Paper 4 into selection.

Select- none.

Copy frame 2 as new layer, resize 22% and center.

Select the inside of the frame.

Expand selection by 3px.

Invert.

Activate Raster 1 and hit delete on your keyboard.

Select- none.

Paste your tube as new layer (you might have to resize) and move it into the frame.

The tube should line up with the bottom of the frame and surpass a little on the top.

Duplicate tube and bring to top.

Erase everything that hangs over the bottom of the frame.

Paste Element 35 as new layer, resize 25% , tilt it a little to the right and move it over the face of your tube

Add the drop shadow.

Select the inside of the heart.

Expand by 3px.

Activate Copy of Raster 4.

Copy and delete.

Activate Raster 4 and delete.

Paste into selection and change blend mode to Luminance (L).

Select none.

Duplicate Raster3, bring to top, resize to 150% and center.

Paste your tube as new layer, line it up on the bottom of the second frame and move it to the right.

Move down.

Duplicate and bring to top.

Erase everything that’s hanging over the bottom of the second frame.

Paste Element 1, 6 and 5 each as new layer, resize each 10% and move to the left of the second frame. Arrange the flowers to your liking.

Add black drop shadow: 5 | 5 |50 |5 | to the following Raster layers: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3 and 4.

Add a text and the copyright.

Merge visible.

Copy.

Open AS and paste as new animation.

Duplicate until you have 23 frames.

Select all.

Open my Butterflies animation.

Select all.

Copy.

You can close the Butterflies.

Paste into selected frames, move the butterflies to the top left corner.

Save and all done!

I hope you enjoyed this lil tut.

All done!!!

I hope you had fun and thank you for using my tutorial.

Come Taste Something Sweet

This Tutorial was written on 26th June 2011 with PSP 9 and AS

  It was written for people with working knowledge in PSP and AS 

You will need:

1 Tube of your choice

Omask046_LT

 JF_Template_16

Filter:  Unlimited 2 

A hot cup of coffee.

Got everything together?

Let´s get started!

Open PSP or else you can’t follow this tut…LOL.

Open the Mask and minimize it.

Open the Tube: pick a lighter color for the foreground and a darker for the background, copy the Tube into the clipboard and minimize it.

Open the Template: resize to 800 *800 px, delete my Copyright.

Activate BG Layer and fill with foreground color.

New Layer (Raster1) flood fill with background color.

New Mask Layer from Image with these settings.

Merge Group.

Add Drop Shadow: -5, -5, 100, 50, white, repeat with 5, 5, 100, 50, white.

Merge Down.

Select all, modify, contract by 10 px, invert and flood fill with white.

Select all, modify, contract by 7, invert.

New Raster Layer (Raster 1) and flood fill with background color.

3D Effect- Cutout with these settings.

Select None.

Merge Down.

Activate Brush01 Layer: select all, Float, Defloat, fill with foreground color (watch out you still have white in there so change it to your original color first), deselect and add Drop Shadow: 1, 1, 50, 5, black.

Activate Brush02: select all, float, Defloat, fill with background color, deselect and add Drop Shadow: 1, 1, 50, 5, black.

Activate Foto01.

Paste the Tube (remember it’s still in the clipboard) as new Layer (Raster 1) into your picture, move it over foto01 if you have to resize or/and rotated to your liking and add Drop Shadow: 5, 5, 100, 25, black.

Activate Foto01 Layer again: with magic wand select object and flood fill with background color.

Activate Raster 1 Layer: invert and delete, select none.

Activate Square1 Layer: with magic wand select object. New Raster Layer (Raster 2), flood fill with foreground color, change Blend Mode to your liking (depends on your color, I used Darken), select none.

Activate Frame1 Layer: with magic wand select object, flood fill with foreground color and add Filter Unlimited 2 with these settings.

Select none.

Activate Foto02: Paste Tube as new Layer (Raster 3), move it over foto02, resize or/and rotate to your liking and add Drop Shadow 5, 5, 100, 25, black.

Activate Foto02 Layer again: with magic wand select object and flood fill with background color.

Activate Raster 3 Layer: invert and delete, select none.

Activate Square Layer: with magic wand select object. New Raster Layer (Raster 4), flood fill with foreground color, change Blend Mode to your liking (I used Color Legacy), select none.

Activate Frame2Layer: with magic wand select object, flood fill with foreground color and add Filter Unlimited 2 with the same settings as before.

Select none.

Activate Foto03.

Paste Tube as new Layer (Raster 1) into your picture, move it over foto01 if you have to resize or/and rotated to your liking and add Drop Shadow: 5, 5, 100, 25, black.

Activate Foto01 Layer again: with magic wand select object and flood fill with background color.

Activate Raster 1 Layer: invert and delete, select none.

Activate Square1 Layer: with magic wand select object. New Raster Layer (Raster 2), flood fill with foreground color, change Blend Mode to your liking (depends on your color, I used Darken), select none.

Activate Frame1 Layer: with magic wand select object, flood fill with foreground color and add Filter Unlimited 2 with these settings.

Activate Foto03 Layer: paste Tube as new Layer (Raster 5), move it over foto03, resize or/and rotate to your liking, add Drop Shadow 5, 5, 100, 25, black, duplicate Raster 5 Layer (copy Raster5).

Activate Foto03 Layer again: with magic wand selct object and flood fill with a gradient your choice (I used my two colors, linear, Angle 45°).

Activate Raster 5: invert and delete.

Activate copy Raster5 Layer: use eraser and erase everything of the Tube that sticks out on the bottom.

In your Layer palette: move copy Raster 5 Layer above Frame03 Layer.

Activate Square3 Layer: with magic wand select object. New Raster Layer (Raster 6), flood fill with foreground color (watch out you still got it on Gradient change it back to foreground color first), change Blend Mode to your liking (in this one I used Dissolve), select none.

Activate Frame03 Layer: with magic wand select object, flood fill with background color. Select none.

Activate Circle Layer: with magic wand click in every other circle, flood fill with foreground color. Select none.

Still on Circle Layer:  With magic wand click in every black circle, food fill with background color. Select none.

Activate Circle Frame Layer: add Drop Shadow 1, 1, 100, 1, black.

Activate Flowers Layer: if there is a flower in the way of your Tube erase it, with magic wand select 1 or 2 flowers and flood fill with foreground color, deselect. Now use the magic wand and select the other flowers and flood fill with background color. Do not deselect instead select the once you filled with the foreground color and add Inner Bevel with these settings:

Select none.

Activate Flower Layer: select all, float, Defloat, flood fill with foreground color, add Inner Bevel with these settings.

with white and move it underneath the flower Layer. Select none.

Merge all 4 Text Layers together, select all, float, Defloat, flood fill with background color, add Drop Shadow: 2, 2, 100, 1, black and -2, -2, 100, 1, black,  expand by 3, new Raster Layer (Raster8), flood fill with white and move Raster 8 underneath the Text Layer. Select none.

Merge Text and Raster8, rename to Text.

Now is a good time to add your Watermark and the Artist ©Copyright.

Close visibility of Layers: Text, Arrow and Arrow Frame.

Activate BG Layer and merge visible. Rename Layer to BG.

You should have 4 Layers left.

Activate Arrow Frame Layer: Drop Shadow: 3, 3, 100, 1, background color and -3, -3, 100, 1, foreground color.

Activate Text Layer and merge down.

Just the lil animation and then your done.

Activate Arrow Layer: select all, float, Defloat, flood fill with background color. Select none.

Copy merged.

Open Animation Shop and paste as new animation.

Back to PSP: with magic wand click in the first circle of the Arrow and flood fill with foreground color. Select none.

Copy merged.

AS: Paste AFTER current frame.

PSP: undo 3 times, use wand to select 3. Circle and flood fill with foreground color. Select none.

Copy merged.

AS: Paste AFTER current frame.

PSP: undo 3 times, select 5. Circle and fill with foreground color. Select none.

Copy merged

AS: Paste AFTER current frame.

PSP: undo 3 times, select 7. Circle and fill with foreground color. Select none.

Copy merged.

PSP: undo 3 times, select all, float, Defloat, new Raster Layer (Raster1) flood fill with foreground color. Select none.

Copy merged.

AS: paste AFTER current frame.

Duplicate frame 6.

Activate frame 1 and copy.

Activate frame 7 and paste BEFORE current frame.

Click on frame 1, holt shift button down and click on frame 8 (all frames should be active now).

Change frame properties to 30.

Check your animation and save it as .gif.

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